‘Shakti Awards’ to 50 inspiring women entrepreneurs of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Women entrepreneurs are setting a trend and generating employment opportunities for many. Recognising their achievements and empowering the female leadership to economic growth, 50 women entrepreneurs from Odisha were conferred with Shakti Awards on Thursday. Minister of Industries and MSME Pratap Keshari Deb on Thursday conferred the award to 25 women entrepreneurs and 25…

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STA signs MoU with BSNL for the installation of Vehicle Location Tracking application in Odisha

Cuttack: For the development, management and operation of Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) application, the State Transport Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Thursday. The agreement was signed by  Dhananjaya Senapati, Additional Commissioner Transport (Technical) and Pradeep Kumar Mallick, General Manager, BSNL, Cuttack. Under the Nirbhaya Scheme for…

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Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off India’s first Aluminum freight train rake from Bhubaneswar railway station

Bhubaneswar: India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake was flagged off by Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Bhubaneswar Railway Station on Sunday. A single rake of Aluminum Freight Train can save over 15,000 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime. It is an ambitious plan to modernise freight transportation and enable large carbon savings for Indian Railways. Stating…

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‘Mruttika’ a terracotta exhibition begins in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The annual terracotta exhibition ‘Mruttika’ commences at the Ekamra Haat in Bhubaneswar today. The exhibition will continue from 15 October to 22 October where  artisans, SHGs, Co-operative societies are displaying and selling their products. Over 125 stalls have been made and around 250 artisans are participating in the exhibition from 26 districts such as…

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Environmentalists raise concern over Ropeway in Chilika

Bhubaneswar: To attract tourists, the Odisha government is planning to install the longest ropeway in Chilika lake under the ‘Parvatmala’ scheme of the central government. As per the plan prepared by the Works Department, there will be two ropeways over Chilika. The longest one would be 5.3 km from Prayagi Krushnaprasad Road (Nandala – Krushnaprasad)…

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11 Cities from Odisha wins national awards in Swachh Survekshan & Indian Swachhata League

Bhubaneswar: Eleven cities from Odisha have bagged national awards in the Swachh Survekshan- 2022 and Indian Swachhata League. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Berhampur Municipal Corporation, Puri Municipality, Paradeep Municipality, Bargarh Municipality, Basudevpur Municipality, Bellaguntha NAC, Bijepur NAC, Binika NAC, Chikiti NAC, Junagarh NAC are the 11 ULBs of Odisha that bagged the Swachh Survekshan 2022  award…

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